Soooo, what if I didn't pay for parking at all?

suzieq

I parked in a PPC car park recently, whilst travelling on business, and assumed that as it was an unenforceable ticket (if I got one), I didn't have to pay to park, so I didn't. I have had 3 letters since, each of which I have filed and ignored, but now I read that you can fight *unfair* tickets - does that mean they may take me to court??

Orford

suzieq wrote: »

but now I read that you can fight *unfair* tickets -
Not sure what you mean, got a link?


does that mean they may take me to court??

Yes, they may, they could and they might. The reality is they won't.

suzieq

Here, scroll down a wee bit - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets#rules

Orford

Ok, that's MSE's guide, which is fine as far as it goes, especially as some people feel they would rather 'deal' with it.
It does say:

What to do depends on the situation and your attitude towards a confrontation. Many more militant anti-private parking protestors adopt a simple "never reply" strategy, ie. don’t respond, don’t acknowledge, no matter what’s sent to you, unless in the very rare cases of a court action.

and ignore, ignore, ignore is by far the preferred advice on this forum, not because it's 'militant' but because it's easy and above all it works

Spartacus_Mills

suzieq wrote: »

I parked in a PPC car park recently, whilst travelling on business, and assumed that as it was an unenforceable ticket (if I got one), I didn't have to pay to park, so I didn't. I have had 3 letters since, each of which I have filed and ignored, but now I read that you can fight *unfair* tickets - does that mean they may take me to court??

If the landowner requires a payment to allow parking on their land then it should be paid. It is not reasonable to park on someones land and not pay if it is required.

That does not mean I condone the PPC scam, I do not, but parking on someones land and deliberately not paying when it is a paid car park is just wrong.

custardy

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

If the landowner requires a payment to allow parking on their land then it should be paid. It is not reasonable to park on someones land and not pay if it is required.

That does not mean I condone the PPC scam, I do not, but parking on someones land and deliberately not paying when it is a paid car park is just wrong.

totally agree
i know people gripe about PPC but having lived in an area where we paid more for a flat with parking I have seen the other side of things
I assume the OP didnt park in a muddy field with a sign showing parking charges
so the owner would be incurring costs

muckybutt

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

If the landowner requires a payment to allow parking on their land then it should be paid. It is not reasonable to park on someones land and not pay if it is required.

That does not mean I condone the PPC scam, I do not, but parking on someones land and deliberately not paying when it is a paid car park is just wrong.

Quite and technically criminal as it could be seen as theft !

taffy056

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

If the landowner requires a payment to allow parking on their land then it should be paid. It is not reasonable to park on someones land and not pay if it is required.

That does not mean I condone the PPC scam, I do not, but parking on someones land and deliberately not paying when it is a paid car park is just wrong.

I have no objection to paying to park in car parks, my only objection is with PPC trying to scam you for an obscene amount of money if you overstay by a few minutes, or the equally horrendous thing to do is to park over a line in a parking bay.

custardy

taffy056 wrote: »

I have no objection to paying to park in car parks, my only objection is with PPC trying to scam you for an obscene amount of money if you overstay by a few minutes, or the equally horrendous thing to do is to park over a line in a parking bay.

the council in Edinburgh will do you for both

fb1969

taffy056 wrote: »

I have no objection to paying to park in car parks, my only objection is with PPC trying to scam you for an obscene amount of money if you overstay by a few minutes, or the equally horrendous thing to do is to park over a line in a parking bay.

Fully agreed.

I also object to these companies being able to obtain personal details which they then use to try and dupe people into paying by, as someone else has said, effectively demanding money with menaces.

The fact that big supermarkets are more than happy to allow this to happen stinks.

custardy

fb1969 wrote: »

Fully agreed.

I also object to these companies being able to obtain personal details which they then use to try and dupe people into paying by, as someone else has said, effectively demanding money with menaces.

The fact that big supermarkets are more than happy to allow this to happen stinks.

but often they bring in these companies because people abuse the parking spaces/set up